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TPS #714
This is an exterior shot of Toledo Public Schools bus #714 which was a 1984 Blue Bird All American.
TPS purchased a total of 34 Blue Bird All Americans between 1980 & 1987 for use on the high density routes. Of the 34 buses, 30 of them (700-726 & 731-733) were purchased new and came with diesel engines from the factory. The early units had the Cummins 555 CID V8 diesels with Allison Automatics. Starting with the 1986 models the engine of choice was the 8.2 liter with an Allison transmitting the power to the wheels. There were also four used All Americans (727 a 1981 model, 728-730 1977 models) that were purchased from Akron City Schools which came with gasoline engines and were converted to diesel shortly after TPS purchased them. The majority of these buses remained in service until around 2005 when they began to be retired and most were gone by 2008.
TPS #714
This is an exterior shot of Toledo Public Schools bus #714 which was a 1984 Blue Bird All American.
TPS purchased a total of 34 Blue Bird All Americans between 1980 & 1987 for use on the high density routes. Of the 34 buses, 30 of them (700-726 & 731-733) were purchased new and came with diesel engines from the factory. The early units had the Cummins 555 CID V8 diesels with Allison Automatics. Starting with the 1986 models the engine of choice was the 8.2 liter with an Allison transmitting the power to the wheels. There were also four used All Americans (727 a 1981 model, 728-730 1977 models) that were purchased from Akron City Schools which came with gasoline engines and were converted to diesel shortly after TPS purchased them. The majority of these buses remained in service until around 2005 when they began to be retired and most were gone by 2008.